Cooking utensil



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,698,225

w. R. DICK COOKING UTENs IL Fild sept.' 22, 1924 grt/manto@ Patented Jan. 8, ,1929.

- UNITED STAT-Es R.,DICK,:0F SAN DIEGO, CALIIiRNiIA.`

PATENT .1o-FF `COOKING Utensil..

.Application iled September'22, 1924. Serial No. 739,047.

My invention relates tocookingutensils, and the objects of my invention are zfiirst, Vto provide a utensil for cooking, roasting 'and-fthe positioned is indirectly applied to the bottom portion of the cooking ory roasting receptacle; r second, to provide a utensil of this class having a pair of receptacles,the one positioned withinthe other, and whereby theiheatfrom the burner over which the utensil4 is adapted to be positioned is conductedlthrough openings in the lower receptacle indirectly against the bottom and lower side walls 'ofthe other receptacle positioned in the former; third, to provide autensil of this classy having areceptacle provided with a raised bottom at its middle portion andopenings `at the side portions of the raised bottom through which heat is indirectly conducted to the bottom and lower side walls of a. cooking receptacle positioned in the former, fourth, to provide a utensil of this class having a. ,pair of receptacles, the onepositionedA within the other, said other receptacle being"` provided Vwith openings in its bottom and'upper portions of its side walls, whereby substanti'allythe wholel bottom and side walls of'thereceptacle positioned therein are indirectly subjected tothe heat ofthe flame from the burner over which the* utensil is adaptedfto -be positioned-1, fifth,

to provide a utensil of this lclass whereby'the flame or heat frointhetflame of the'burnerV c whole bottom and side walls of ka cooking or roasting receptacle; sixth, to provide a, novelly Vconstructed vutensil of this class, and

seventh, toprovide such autensil which is verysimple and economical of construction,

durable, eflicient, andwhich will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these Aand other objects inwiew, as will appear hereinafter, my inventionlconsists of certain novel features ofconstruction,

combination and arrangenieiit of parts and portions, as will be-hereinafter; described vin 'details and particularly set fforthin the apthisapplicatmn, in which:

"Figure l -is a side-'elevational view; oftrmy cooking utensilin one form of construction, with certain parts kand portions thereof broken, away `and insection to facilitate the illustration ;V 'Figui 2 is a transversesectional view-thereof, taken through, 2 2y of Fig.` 1; Figqis fragmentary'view of a `slightly like, whereby the flame andhe'atfrom theA A' burner over which the same is adaptedto be modified 'form of Vconstruction* `of the upper portionxor edge ofithe lower receptacle, and

Fig. 4L' is va'fragmentary elevational viewof a slightly modified vform of lconstruction lofiv the icle,-showing certain `parts-and portionstliereof and the receptacle positioned'thereinv` in elevation to 'facilitatethe illustration.

Like kcharacters of reference. referto similar parts and po-rtions throughout the several 'Ihebottoiinlhowever, ofthe receptaclel is raised at its middle portion,.whichiserves to ,accuinulatethe heat `of the burner over which the utensil ispositioned, and Vis provided at` the sideportions yof the raised bottom'with openings, whereby the heat is directed against the bottom and lower side walls 'of the receptacle 2 within the receptacle'l. [Nearithe upper edge ofthe side walls ofthe receptacle lis provided a plurality of perforationsu la, which permit the heat-within the receptacle l to be directed outwardly therefrom and.Y upwardlyagainst the upper portions ofthe side walls of the receptacle 2. i

VVhen-the lower4 receptacle l` isv madefrom Ilower portionofthefouter or lower receptaa light gagetinnedmetal `or fromaluminum,

the Y middle lportion. of 'the' bottom. is vpreferably madefrom. a heavierggage steel inthe vform of an .inverted pan, as indicatedby ,3 in Fig. 1. lli/Tith'this constructionaportion ofthe bottom ofthe receptaclefl'isic1itout kand slightly raised` atA its inner y edge, as: indicated bylh in Fig. l. \The.bottom.inember 3 is preferably provided with alarge flange 3a at its lower endwhich extendssubstanof the bottoni member 3 are,v preferably punched outras indicated byfb, and turned outwardly and over'the upwardly extending flangev 1b of `the .receptacle l, thus. securing the bottom member. lSto the.bottom,.portion of the receptacle 1. Inftheside wallsof the bottom' member 3 are (also provided large ytially` over the remainingbottoni.. portion 1C i `of the receptable l. 'The sidewall'portions openings 3 to permit as much heat as possible to be conducted into the interior of the receptacle l against the bottom and side walls of the receptacle 2;

In the modified form of shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown the upper edge corrugated, as indi* cated by 1d, to permit the heat from the interior of the receptacle l to escape through the openings formed by the corrugations 1d andthe outside walls of the receptacle 2,.v

f thus permitting the heat from the interior of the receptacle l to pass outwardly at its upper portion in closer proximity to the `upper portion of the side walls of the receptacle 2` insteadof outwardly and upwardly, as shown in Fig. 1. i j

In the modified form of construction oi' the bottom portionof the receptacle 1, as

shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the bottom of the receptacle I is also cut out and turned upwardly, as indicated by lb, and preferably reinforced at said upwardly turned portion.

In this modified form of construction, the

bottom member 3 is provided with outwardly and downwardly extending legs 3d, which 'are loosely positioned at their lower ends in the bottom portion or channel-shaped portion i at the bottom of the receptacle 1,' so that the bottom member 3 may be easily removed from the bottom of theyreceptacle l when desired. The middle plate portion of the bottom member 3 is also preferably curved at its outer edges to permit the `maximum of heat to bedirected` into the interior of the receptacle 1L It is obvious from this construction, as illustratedin the drawings and disclosed in the foregoing specification, that there is provided a utensil for cooking, roasting and the like, asaimed at and set forth in the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts j .and portions and certain modiiications `tl1ereof,`I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and "arrangement, nor to the modifications, but

l ment substantially as set forth in the ap, pended claims.`

desire to include'in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arranges Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters` Patent is:

` 4l. In a utensil bf theclass described, `a re` ceptacle-"having a raised, substantially flat middle bottom portion and openings at the sides of said raised bottom portion, said openf" ings being adapted to permit heated gases from the bottom side of said receptacle to Lbe conducted to theinterior thereof, and another receptacle positioned partially within" Asaid first mentioned receptacle with its bottom spaced a considerable distance from i Lesespa the raised bottom portion of said first mengases, said raisedmiddle bottom portion construction of the upper portion of the receptacle 1, as

` tacie to lbe conductedA to the interior thereof,

and another receptacle positioned partially within said rst mentioned receptacle with its bottom spaced" a .considerable distance y from the raised bottom portion of said iirst Y mentioned receptacle and the whole thereof being adapted to be subjected to said heated gases, said raised middle bottom portion being of substantially the area of the bottomoil the last mentioned receptacle, the upper portions oi' the'side walls of said first mentioned receptacle being provided with a plurality i of ports contiguous to the side walls of the receptacle adapted to be positioned therein adapted to permit the heated gases from the interior of said first mentioned receptacle to be conducted to the'upper portions of the side walls of the y receptacle `positioned therein. H j v 3. Inacookingutensil, an outer receptacle u Y havinga raised middle bottom portion and openings at the sides of saidportion, the area Vof said raised portion approximating that of a cook-stove burner whereby the flame from the burner will proj ect directly into said area, and an inner receptacle adapted to removably rest on the upper edgel of the outer receptacle, the side walls and bottom of said inner receptacle being' respectively spaced from the side walls and raised bottom portion of the outer receptacle, there being openings to the atmosphere at the top of the outer receptacle smaller than said first mentioned openings .whereby the heat current from the burner,

passing up through said lirst mentioned o enings will be retarded in its passage rom around'` the inner receptacle.

4. In a cooking utensil, an outer receptacle having a raised middle bottom portion and openings at the side of said portion, the area y of said raised bottom portion approximately Y `that of a `cook-stove 4burner whereby the i flame `from the burnerwill project directly into said area, and an inner receptacle adapted to removably rest on the upper edge of the outer receptacle, the side walls and bottom of said inner receptacle beingrel spectively spaced from the side walls and raisedmbottom portion of the outer receptacle, said side openings being in a substantially vertical plane and the area of the raised bottom portion ofthe outer receptacle ap-` proaching that of the bottom ofthe inner receptacle, whereby the flame from the burner passing through the openings will not tend to come into direct contact with the bottom and side walls of the inner receptacle.

5. In a utensil of the class described, an outer supporting receptacle having a. substantially vertical outer side wall provided with an inwardly turned, horizontal supporting flange at its lower edge, a raised bottom memberpositioned within the outer su porting receptacle consisting of' an upper p ate portion spaced upwardly from the lower edge of the outer receptacle and provided with'asupporting portion extending' downwardly and outwardly from the peripheral edge of the plate portion and supported by the inwardly turned horizontal supporting flange, said downwardly turned portion provided with open spaces providing Vlaterally and upwardly directed lpassages for the passage of hot gases from the under side of the heat diverting member into the interior of the outer receptacle, and an inner cooking receptacle removably positioned within and at the upper portion of the outer receptacle with the bottom of the former spaced a considerable distance from the plate portion of the heat diverting member providing a large space for complete circulation of hot gases around the bottom'and lower side walls of the inner receptacle. 1

6. In a utensil of the class described, an outer supporting receptacle having a substantially vertical outer side Wall provided with an inwardly turned, horizontal supporting flange at its lower edge, .an inverted panshaped heat diverting member secured at its bottom edge around and under said supporting flange, the side walls of said pan-shaped heat diverting member being provided with a plurality of outwardly and upwardly directed ports, and an inner cooking receptacle removably positioned within yand at the upper portion of the outer receptacle with the bottom of the former spaced a considerablev distance from the bottom of the inverted pan-shaped heat diverting member providing a large space for complete circulation of hot gases around the bottom and lower side walls of the inner receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 12th day of September, 1924.

WILLIAM R. DICK. 

